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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and Human Resources recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 176-2017, which updates the current personnel allocation for the HHSA Social Services Division to reflect separate allocations for training/journey level, and advanced level positions in applicable Merit System job classifications.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) in collaboration with Human Resources recommending the Board approve an updated personnel allocation resolution for HHSA to include separation of alternately staffed Merit System Services (MSS) classifications within a classification series.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
MSS, on behalf of the County, establishes and maintains job specifications and classification series for the HHSA - Social Services Division. In addition, the State’s Local Agency Personnel Standards (LAPS) provide guidance on how to manage those positions falling under the scope of MSS. Under this model, MSS determined that certain classification series included advanced levels with distinctly greater responsibility, requiring additional experience and expertise and were distinguished as such. For example, Eligibility Worker I/II and III, and Social Worker I/II, III and IV were separated to distinguish the advanced level of responsibilities and required experience. Under this model, MSS recruits for classes I/II as alternately staffed, meaning the allocations are grouped together, and recruits the more advanced level, classes of III and IV separately. This model also requires the advanced levels of III or IV to serve a separate probationary period from that served in the I/II level.
In July 2016, the LAPS rules were significantly changed by the State and MSS advised that positions subject to LAPS would now be required to follow County Personnel Rules in most areas. This major change has ...
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